Problematyka militarnej niewoli w okresie zmagań polsko-krzyżackich (1327-1332)
Aspects of military captivity in the period of the Polish-Teutonic conflicts (1327-1332)

Summary/Abstract: The aggressive policy of the Teutonic Order towards the Polish monarchy, which began with the Teutonic aggression on the Gdansk Pomerania region, led to a series of long-lasting military conflicts between the two states. This article touches upon aspects of military captivity in the period of the Polish-Teutonic conflicts (1327-1332), that is in the late reign of King Wladislaw the Elbow-high. The peak of the conflict was the battle of Radziejowice-P[owce. The presentation of the military conflicts in question focuses primarily on the issues of prisoners of war, especially on the cases of knights who were taken prisoners. The majority of them were murdered immediately. Others were given a chance of bail-out. The presented analyses of the source material (e.g. Wigland, Lites) show the political and economic aspects of losing and regaining freedom, which influenced the strategy of waging the war (on both sides of the conflict).

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